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Chris Pine may not be the first and only white man to aid in the continual evolution of onscreen masculine identity, but in 2017, he appears to have gotten further than most. — Sheryl Oh, FSR. Read more:

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Fascinating article by Cheryl; thanks for posting it Sophia. Somehow her discussion of evolving mssculinity reminds me of the continuous cycle of re-painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge: its the same colour, same bridge, just new layers. Its possible to see masculinity as a conservative social construct and its only when deconstructed do we move gender balance in new directions.

True! This is a beautiful metaphor: the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It’s hard not to conjure the image of hyper masculine ‘ocker’ Paul Hogan up there, heroically repainting it. Yet, so tempting to visualise the bridge in a deconstructed shade. Thanks so much for this thoughtful comment.

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